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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LS9: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LS9 recorded 688 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.58 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 7.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring111.01 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment688 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 7.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

688
trending_down -1.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

111.01per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,315

Within LS9 district

Leeds

80,225

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Hospital Map
total: 29 Violence and sexual offences: 21 Other theft: 2
29
Chapman Street Map
total: 20 Criminal damage and arson: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 7
20
Coldcotes Drive Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 14 Burglary: 1
19
Bexley View Map
total: 18 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Criminal damage and arson: 3
18
Supermarket Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
16
William Hey Court Map
total: 11 Other theft: 4 Drugs: 3
11
Cross Bell Street Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
7
Foundry Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Bicycle theft: 1
6
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Other theft: 1
6
Back St Alban Crescent Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Burglary: 2
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
688 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
286
41.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
65
9.4%
Other Theft
58
8.4%
Public Order
48
7.0%
Burglary
40
5.8%
Drug Offences
36
5.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
35
5.1%
Vehicle Crime
30
4.4%
Shoplifting
30
4.4%
Other Crime
24
3.5%
Robbery
16
2.3%
Weapons Possession
9
1.3%
Theft from Person
6
0.9%
Bicycle Theft
5
0.7%

Crime Analysis: LS9

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in LS9 (41.6%). Criminal Damage & Arson (9.4%) and Other Theft (8.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LS9 has fallen noticeably — by 7.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LS9 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -1.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -7.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.6%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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